Despite only lasting four short years from 1930 to 1934, the pre-code era of Hollywood’s Golden Age produced films that pushed the boundaries of cinema and storytelling, even by today’s standards.

While it doesn’t take green-tinted spectacles to spot the gay subtext in The Wizard of Oz, other Old Hollywood movies took an even subtler approach. Before the Hays Code was established in 1943, ...

About 20 years ago I was in a kind of partnership with another film historian who told me that, no, there wasn’t a market for a book on pre-code movies. I can only wonder what he thinks today after ...

Forbidden Hollywood is a monthly series hosted by STL film critic Katie Carter celebrating the Pre-Code films of the early 1930s, when movies were wild, racy, transgressive, and tons of fun. Among the ...

Forbidden Hollywood is a monthly series hosted by STL film critic Katie Carter celebrating the Pre-Code films of the early 1930s, when movies were wild, racy, transgressive, and tons of fun. Deemed ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — There are nearly two dozen independent theaters in Portland. While national movie theaters have shuttered locations nationwide, Portland's scene continues to shine. We are ...